Where does “maluteńko” come from?
maluteńko (Polish) comes from Polish maluteńki, from Polish malutki, from Polish -utki, from Polish -ki, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Ancestry of “maluteńko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | maluteńki | — |
| 2 | Polish | malutki | — |
| 3 | Polish | -utki | diminutive adjective suffix |
| 4 | Polish | -ki | forms masculine adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |